legal holiday
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Meaning
authorized by law and limiting work or official business
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Augsburg is the only German city with its own legal holiday, the Augsburger Hohes Friedensfest, celebrated on August 8 of every year.
The U.S. Embassy in San José will be closed Monday as that nation marks Columbus Day, a legal holiday.
The first made Saturdays a legal holiday for the town clerk's office.
Friday is a legal holiday, and Costa Ricans again have a three-day weekend.
The anniversary of the battle is still celebrated in Vermont as a legal holiday.
The Monday of the Pentecost is a legal holiday in many European countries.